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This week, Intel released its first set of hardware drivers that conform to Microsoft's more modern Windows Universal Drivers specification. Naturally, as it is Intel, they call it otherwise: modern Windows drivers.
"Microsoft is changing the way hardware drivers work on Universal Windows (UWP), Windows 10 (and later), and Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (and later) platforms," the Intel document explains. "The hardware running on these operating systems can use modern Windows drivers (also known as Universal Windows Drivers – UWD). Note that Microsoft requires the use of modern Windows drivers for Windows 10 1809 (RS5) and later. "
This last element is of particular importance.
As of now, all new Intel drivers for Windows 10 / Windows Server 2019 or later will be universal Windows drivers. This should have a considerable impact on the stability and reliability of Intel display drivers in particular. Which interests me personally because I have an Intel display driver problem right now. And I'm pretty sure not to use the universal Windows driver for this adapter. I will be soon.
Microsoft revealed universal Windows drivers when building 2018 in April. According to its documentation, universal Windows drivers allow developers to create a single driver package that runs on several types of devices, systems built into tablets and desktops.
Best of all, they are distributed through Windows Update and hardware support applications are distributed through the Microsoft Store. This should reduce our dependence on the often terrible support applications that PC manufacturers associate with their hardware.
You will find Intel's first universal Windows driver, for its integrated graphics chipsets, on the Intel website. I will install this as soon as I post this article.
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